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Saturday, April 26, 2008

Flowering Crabapples

The flowering crabapple trees are magnificent right now. Last year, the freeze destroyed our lovely blooms, but the trees are more than making up for that this year. I don't recall ever seeing so many blooms on the trees before. I think for some reason blooms are more prolific this year.

This is a small tree in my yard.

This one is a street tree around the block from me.

The Eastern redbuds trees are in full bloom also. I just want to stop and drink in this beauty as I walk through the neighborhood and drive around. It is truly one of the most beautiful springs I've encountered here in Indiana.

Robin, they are gorgeous! I've been wondering if this spring's abundance of blossoms in the Chicago area on Bradford Pears, redbuds, magnolias, and early-blooming shrubs might be mother nature's way of making up for the lackluster show last spring when the April freeze damaged the buds.

Even our corneian cherries, with their tiny yellow blooms, went nuts this year. Last year I didn't see a single blossom, and no cherries for the birds.

I got excited just reading your excitement. All my flowering Crabapples are over at the old house--boo hiss. I'll have to get another. I see you got new dirt too. I bet it smells good. Your plants will be happy. And then I see no one has moved in to the blue bird house yet? Well what are they waiting for?

Hi Robin,Your Crabapple trees are just gorgous! I love them, you have really captured the beauty of them.I am with you last years freeze started a hard garden year for us last year. I think this Spring has really made up for it. Our Spring has been long and cool, with plentiful rain, that is not usual for us here! Lets enjoy the beauty while we can!jenn

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